Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,165, James Dixon, Continental Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Penn
Dixon, James
S. 42,165
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42. 165
James Dixon Rev Rev Rev
Act:
18 th March 18 th
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129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Pennsylvania Roll
James Dixon, 4 Capt Jones Penn nd Continental Hazens' Sergeant Congress Regiment 6 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn a at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 15 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Oct r 1818 and sent to David Scott Esq r Harrisburg Penn a
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818  37.33    Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1819  48.00    4 Mo \frac{20}{30}  $85.33  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Dauphin Co. Pa

State of Pennsylvania Dauphin County ss:
On this fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen - before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dauphin. State of Pennsylvania personally appears James Dixon of the said County of Dauphin & a resident of the United States, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" - That he the said James Dixon on the fifth day of November 1775 enlisted for the term of one year in the Company of Captain Jonathan Jones - of the first Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. John Philip Dehas. - that he marched to Quebec in the beginning of the year 1776 continued in Canada and the northern parts of New York State until the 16th.

day of November - marched with the Regiment to Philadelphia - immediately enlisted again in a Regiment commonly called Congress Regiment commanded by Col. Moses Hazen - Capt n . Robert Barnes' Company afterwards commanded by Captain Noah Lee - continued (a Sergeant) in said Regiment until the end of the War without being one day absent without leave from his Commanding Officer (except nine days - which he was a prisoner with the Common Enemy) and was discharged at Pompton in the State of New Jersey on the 21st. day of June 1783 with a badge of merit for six years faithful service - deponent saith that his discharge was burnt with the War Office in Philadelphia - that he was in the battle of the three Rivers in Canada - the battles of Brandywine - German- town - and the taking of Cornwallis at York - - that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid - DAVID COTT
James Dixon

David Scott President Judge of the courts of Common Pleas in and for the twentyth Judicial District in the State of Pennsylvania, composed of the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon & Schuylkill Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Dixon did serve in the revolution- ary war against the common enemy as stated in the preceding declaration; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of congress. April 15. 1818
David Scott

Dauphin County of State of Pennsylvania ss
I John Mashey, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dauphin do certify that the Honorable David Scott Esq. who has given the within certificate and whose name is therein subscribed, was at the time of so doing & yet is President Judge of the twelfth Judiciary District of Pennsylvania duly commissioned and sworn, to all whom acts as such due faith & credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court at Harrisburg the 15 th day of April 1818
John Mashey Proth ry By

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dixon, James GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 18004 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 14, 179?  (torn) to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.